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| The view from Israel: I don't trust Obama |
| 2012-03-07 |
| Op-ed: We can't count on president to protect Israel at the expense of his personal interest Please try to honestly answer the following question, assuming that President Barack Obama faces two alternatives. Â One would be to eliminate IranÂ’s nuclear program and avert a future threat that could hit Israel, thereby prompting oil prices to skyrocket and causing a serious blow to the US economy. Â The second alternative would be to speak harshly and attempt to tighten the sanctions, yet in practice turn a blind eye to IranÂ’s progress and the fact that it has passed the point of no return, while persevering the stability of his administration and winning a second term in office, even though this would jeopardize IsraelÂ’s future. Â Which alternative would Obama choose? LetÂ’s ask this question in a different way: Is there a sane Israeli out there who thinks an American president would forego a second term in office, or at least threaten his prospects gravely, in order to safeguard the Jewish state? And even if someone believes this would be the case, can one count on it? Â I heard Ms. Tzipi Livni saying that our relationship with America was better in the past, and hence Israel was safer. I also heard commentators longing for the Bush Administration. Yet we must not cling to the past. We must not count on old understandings and dying pledges. Â It is possible that once upon a time things were better, and itÂ’s also possible that once upon a time it was easier to destroy a nuclear reactor in a foreign country. It is even possible that things will always be easier with a Republican Administration in place. Â However, we do not live in the past, and we an either count on a president whose personal interests (temporary quiet) contradict IsraelÂ’s interests (long-term quiet) or decide our childrenÂ’s future via a bold, complex operation. Â We can either choose the second option, or wait patiently until we sustain the gravest military blow ever known by Israel. What sounds better to you? |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #9 As Barbara said, get in line. Obama doesn't like Israel? That doesn't make you special. He doesn't much like America either. |
| Posted by: Iblis 2012-03-07 13:57 |
| #8 I can't help but wonder whether, given the seeming inevitibility of some sort of near term action against the Iranian nuclear program, Israel might not attempt a twofer. Strike ahead of the US election thereby spiking the oil market and encouraging a little regime change in the US as well. |
| Posted by: AzCat 2012-03-07 13:25 |
| #7 You don't trust Bambi? Hooda thunk it? Take a number and get in line. >:-( |
| Posted by: Barbara 2012-03-07 13:11 |
| #6 I would not / do not trust the word of Obama vis a vis Israel on anything at all. Deep down, or not so deep, I think he would be pleased if Israel was wiped off the map. Any statements to the contrary can be taken as politicing/fund raising. Would he actively aid in the destruction of Israel? Probably not. Would he be upset that it occurred? Probably not. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2012-03-07 13:02 |
| #5 P.S. Northern Cousin - are you a North Korean by any chance or just a redular Democrat ? |
| Posted by: Elder of Zion 2012-03-07 11:45 |
| #4 There is no such thing as a sane Israeli. Nobody can be remotely called sane when they face a possibility of nuclear weapons in the hands of a fanatic mullah dominated religious theocracy ! moreover a theocracy who declares publicly and on numerous occations that thay would destroy us. I don't want to be sane in a situation like this. I just insanely hope our leaders sanely decide to attack with full force and all available weapons, irrespective of what Hussein Obama says or does. |
| Posted by: Elder of Zion 2012-03-07 11:31 |
| #3 Sane Israelis are invited to call their friends and relatives in the US and tell them to quit voting dem. |
| Posted by: Richard Aubrey 2012-03-07 10:44 |
| #2 Is there a sane Israeli out there who thinks an American president would forego a second term in office, or at least threaten his prospects gravely, in order to safeguard the Jewish state? One additional question: Is there a sane Israeli out there who does not think Obama would act differently about an Israeli strike against Iran after the upcoming US national election? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2012-03-07 01:38 |
| #1 So there are only two options? Only two? Amazing. Might need to rethink that one. |
| Posted by: Northern Cousin 2012-03-07 00:26 |